al-Shabab et al aint what they used to be. This is a very dumb move by them. The best thing that could happen for them is a Trump POTUS. Any thinking person knows Trump isn’t the man to fight terror. So why do this? Until the GOP picks or rejects him they should act as if they fear him and dread the possibility of facing him. Which they do not but their propaganda folks should’ve put out a memo to start the con. Of course Trump could work this to hold on to what he’s already got ( "you see…I told you they were afraid of me…but I don’t see them fearing Hillary " ) but I think this will force him to reconsider running his mouth. He’s going to have to respond and I’ll bet walk back his Muslim crap a bit. Add al-Shabab to the dummy crowd that likes Trump.
The video will also recruit Tea Party and GOP members, all peas in the same pod, but different sides of the same coin (maybe different sides, hard to say about that). The Tea Party will soon start running this video as a recruitment tool too! IS / al-Qaeda will definitely recruit voters for Trump now to win the presidency, their dream come true.
I prefer a bit of experience. I don’t expect to teach a Chef how to cook when I order or a Plumper to fix my broken pipe. If you get my drift.
Sticks and stones …
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I think it was a very smart move by al-Shabab and IS / al-Qaeda. This video will recruit even more to Trump’s campaign and support. I think the intent here by IS is to help Trump win the presidency, their gift that keeps on giving, a dream come true for IS / al-Qaeda. This recruitment video is a super smart political move for IS etc. as it will also recruit more support for Trump.
Actually there is a discussion going over whether the translation really should say white raisins, not virgins.
Trump is truly the epitome of the ugly American!
Maybe it’s only 2016 in the USA?? What’s every other country doing for calendars?
Recycle the video as a campaign ad:
Trump! The al-Qaeda candidate!
Just like the Russians say that they prefer Republicans in office. Republicans thump their chest more, but then let them get away with anything. Democrats like to see results.
Trump: Obama never made it to ISIS recruitment video. I am the best for America and the Mooslims. I will now kill them all when I am elected president on new years eve in 2016.
Cruz: Why doesn’t ISIS like me? I would love to be in their recruitment video. Perhaps they think I am Canadian.
Absolutely not. It makes perfect sense, something too many out there seem to be lacking when it comes to dealing with unfamiliar concepts or people.
Trump will sue them for using his Trump© brand without compensation.
I think we’ve found the way to get TPM to stop reporting on each and every verbal fart Trump makes. Send everyone home for the holidays!
My many semi-ignorant co-workers have the perfect response. “Correlation does not mean causation.” Therefore they can ignore the root causes at the heart of the related events. Works for everything from Trump recruiting for ISIS to anthropogenic climate change and everything they don’t want to believe or act on.
There is already troll-talk in some places that Hillary made the video. There is nothing crazy that these loons can’t fit into their conspiracies.
Please remember that the original ugly American was the good guy. It was the attractive Americans that managed to avoid reality. That being said, Trump definitely ain’t easy on the eyes.
Although this fart was one worthy of some snark methinks